The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-02-11

for the purchase of five hundred copies of
the Session Laws Of 1883 and 1855, was
passed under suspension of the rules
F. THE COUNCIL
+ In the council this afternoon Mr.. Smith
sprcsented petition from the ladies' OF Iank-
ton asking enactnents for the better protec-
tton of women and girls by raising the age of
consent to eighteen years The following
bills were intrOduced:
By Foster to locate and establish soldiers
home at Frankfort. Sphinx county. eighty
| acres Of land to be donated for the purpose. BY
Allen, to amend sections 8 and 4. chapter s. Pc-
cure office BY Dodge. to amend section 81 Of
the Code of Civil Procedure; 1t provides that
service of summons on Incorporated companies
may be by leaving q copy OF the summons
with the eompanys president Or other othcers ,
chapter "a, of the Political Code.
The house bill providing that an assignee
may be required to report TO the court his
proceedings and the condition Of the estate
in his charge was passed. The council then
took up the house bill to raise the age of
consent Mr.. McCumber moved to amend
by substituting twelve for fourteen years
He argued that the bill as sent from the house
would put boys OF less mental and physical
yigor than girls In the position that they would
need protection. If the penalty only reached
men Of mature years he would be willing to
make the aye Of consent ip girls eighteen years.
age proposed would leave male children Of ten
der years and immature minds subject to the
penalties OF the rope.
Mr.. Wells said 1t was not boys who COM
| mitted crimes against young girls, but old
Villains The roll being called the amend
fnent was rejected-ayes, 3; nays. 1S Mr.
Smith moved to amend to make the age OF
/ consent eighteen years Lost M Ericsson
4steen; carried-ayes IL, nays 10. The bill
X then passed-ayes 12, nays 8. Several men,
bers explained their views. when Mr.. Bogart
| moved TO reconsider the vote by which the
n IyNnn Nv n hat
to crimes apply to youth as well as to age
| He said
The only question to be considered here is
whether female child OF fourteen years is oom-
petent to make contract. The law did not per-
init her to sell the most trivial piece of property
but 1t did permit her to sell her honor and her
it meant everything. But he Thought there WAS
danger, ~ the age was raised above fourteen
| years, Of defeating the bill altogether. Perhaps,
too, the public was not vet educated NJ, to max
| Ing more radical change than that proposed by
| the house. 1t was long step III the right
ai5sctias. ,ss, ~.
Thought the house had about therig the
| matter Mr. Hughes moved to strike out
sixteen in the amended bill and substitute
| fourteen The motion prevailed-ayes, ID
nays, land the bill then passed as it came
from the house without one egative vote.
IN COMMITTEES Of the whole the COUNCIL then
| took up the council bill tor the organization
Of literary institutes which had been re-
l llpfLeu lIOlu tue recon-
mendation. Donovan, the author Of the bill.
ssPake OF Its purposes as supplementary to
the educational system Of the tarritory and
especially for the benefit of those not able to
take all the benefits OF the schools He
moved to recommend the bill for passage
| Mr. Bogert said he was informed by the ter,
4 ritorial treasurer that the per cent bonds
Eof the territory were sold at par. The bill
hproposed to insure 6 per cent bonds He
4smoved that the bill be- referred to the com.
mittee on appropriations After further dis.
onssinn the motion prevailed and the coun-
! fn edjoucnoG.'
/, wH4e THE HOUSE DID
L. The house passed five council bills to-day,
! as follows.
Authorizing private corporations to be formed
OF three or more persons for mining, manufact-
uring and other industrial pursuits, and for
| conducting the business Of Insurance banks Of
| trsht nGd eeunpaAtes Assoc.asions aps for the
construction and operation Of railroads, WAGON
roads, irritation bitches and the colonization
and improvement of lands in connection there
With: OF fes colleges sen,inaries, churches libra
s nRss S.I s
a ssI' sl,sptsr q, Of civil code @ 'Ae's4' sssNi'A
f.. An,snaiag ssstlaa ]. ehapteF ~, laws ak
teenth LEGISLATION. 50 e te make vi Mgnleeessasy a
ol o
miners liens.
I Frosidiar far The bnrial by the territory Of ex-
goss anegs
Amending section a66, chapter y, Of the code
words eAnd nn Judgment shall be rendered OF
Frp.1reu nhsa saaef aAe ~ nn4sH aee,stons
: laws s;xtoenth ssssnbIy by adding tho III; soIlow.
ing words. Provided, however, that THIS sru,
tion shall not be tsken as abolishing tho osf.ces
OF county justices OF the peace and county con-
When the house met, Adams moved that
the ypte by WHICH the council bill relating
to- the purlhnEe of session laws, passed
Wednesday evening" be reconsidsred White
| aould not see the object of tho tecSnsidEra
tiop. Shook said the object Of The rsconsid-